GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: SAN FRANCISCO (30-40) at MILWAUKEE (40-31)

NL: SAN FRANCISCO (30-40) at MILWAUKEE (40-31)

<h3>Brewers look to keep Giants reeling</h3>

San Francisco (30-40) at Milwaukee (40-31) 2:05 pm EDT

MILWAUKEE (Ticker) -- The Milwaukee Brewers can complete athree-game series sweep of the struggling San Francisco Giantswhen the teams complete their interleague series on Wednesday.

The Giants are in the midst of a season-high six-game losingstreak and have lost 18 of 24 games.

Claudio Vargas (5-1, 3.86 ERA) will start for the Brewers, whohave won two straight and six of seven. The righthander allowedthree runs in six innings during an 11-3 victory over theMinnesota Twins on Friday.

Prior to that, Vargas earned his first save of the season duringa relief appearance against Texas Rangers on June 10.

The Giants counter with Barry Zito (6-7, 4.41), whose firstseason with the team has been a major disappointment thus far.

The lefthanded Zito, who signed a seven-year $126 millioncontract with the team in December, endured another rocky startin his last outing. He allowed seven runs in 5 1/3 inningsduring a 10-2 defeat to the Boston Red Sox on Friday.

It was the fourth time in 14 starts this season that he allowedsix or more runs.

Prince Fielder drove in three runs as the Brewers defeated theGiants, 6-2, here on Tuesday.

Barry Bonds was 0-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout and remainsseven home runs shy of tying Hank Aaron's all-time record of 755home runs.

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">SAN FRANCISCO AT MILWAUKEE -- LINEUPS

SAN FRANCISCO MILWAUKEE
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Dave Roberts CF .215 2 6 Corey Hart RF .304 8 24
Randy Winn LF .292 5 22 J.J. Hardy SS .282 17 49
Ray Durham 2B .261 7 39 Ryan Braun 3B .297 4 12
Ryan Klesko 1B .298 3 22 Prince Fielder 1B .291 26 59
Bengie Molina C .295 6 34 Bill Hall CF .269 7 27
Nathan Schierholtz RF .389 0 1 Kevin Mench LF .273 2 17
Pedro Feliz 3B .259 10 31 Damian Miller C .217 0 6
Kevin Frandsen SS .241 1 11 Rickie Weeks 2B .250 5 17
Barry Zito LHP .120 0 0 Claudio Vargas RHP .111 0 0
(6-7, 4.41) (5-1, 3.86)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE
WARMUPS: SFO - BARRY ZITO (6-7, 4.41)
MIL - CLAUDIO VARGAS (5-1, 3.86)

UMPIRES: HP - DERRYL COUSINS
1B - BRIAN KNIGHT
2B - DOUG EDDINGS
3B - DANA DEMUTH

WEATHER: 80 Degrees, sunny
WIND: 11 mph, out to left</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE
STARTING BATS: SFO - BARRY ZITO AND BENGIE MOLINA
MIL - CLAUDIO VARGAS AND DAMIAN MILLER

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: D ROBERTS (.215, 2 HR, 6 RBI)
R WINN (.292, 5 HR, 22 RBI)
R DURHAM (.261, 7 HR, 39 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
SAN FRANCISCO 0 0 1 0
MILWAUKEE 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - BARRY ZITO
MIL - CLAUDIO VARGAS

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: C HART (.304, 8 HR, 24 RBI)
J HARDY (.282, 17 HR, 49 RBI)
R BRAUN (.297, 4 HR, 12 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">SAN FRANCISCO (0) VS MILWAUKEE (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214
R Winn lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
R Durham 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .265
R Klesko 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .298
B Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .293
N Schierholtz rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .389
P Feliz 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
K Frandsen ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
B Zito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .120

Totals 4 0 1 0 1 0 2

BATTING: 2B - R Durham (12, C Vargas). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- B Molina 1. Team LOB - 2.


MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Hart rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
J Hardy ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
R Braun 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
P Fielder 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
B Hall cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
K Mench lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
D Miller c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217
R Weeks 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
C Vargas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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SAN FRANCISCO - 0 -- 0
MILWAUKEE - -- 0
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
B Zito 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.41

MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
C Vargas 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.80

Pitches-strikes: C Vargas 21-10. Ground balls-fly balls: C Vargas 1-2.
Batters faced: C Vargas 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Derryl Cousins. 1B--Brian Knight. 2B--Doug Eddings. 3B--Dana
Demuth.

Weather: 80 degrees, sunny. Wind: 11 mph, out to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE
CONFIRMED STARTERS: SFO - BARRY ZITO
MIL - CLAUDIO VARGAS</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE - SCORING UPDATE
GRAND SLAM BY BILL HALL (8) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN THE 1ST
OFF BARRY ZITO SCORED COREY HART, J.J. HARDY AND PRINCE FIELDER.
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 0, MILWAUKEE 4

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: K MENCH (.273, 2 HR, 17 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
SAN FRANCISCO 0 0 1 0
MILWAUKEE 4 4 2 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - BARRY ZITO
MIL - CLAUDIO VARGAS

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: N SCHIERHOLTZ (.389, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
P FELIZ (.259, 10 HR, 31 RBI)
K FRANDSEN (.241, 1 HR, 11 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">SAN FRANCISCO (0) VS MILWAUKEE (4) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214
R Winn lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
R Durham 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .265
R Klesko 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .298
B Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .293
N Schierholtz rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .389
P Feliz 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
K Frandsen ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
B Zito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .120

Totals 4 0 1 0 1 0 2

BATTING: 2B - R Durham (12, C Vargas). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- B Molina 1. Team LOB - 2.


MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Hart rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .308
J Hardy ss 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .282
R Braun 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .293
P Fielder 1b 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .291
B Hall cf 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 .272
K Mench lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
D Miller c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .214
R Weeks 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
C Vargas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111

Totals 5 4 2 4 1 2 2

BATTING: HR - B Hall (8, 1st inning off B Zito 3 on, 1 Out). RBI - B Hall 4
(31). Team LOB - 0.


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SAN FRANCISCO - 0 -- 0
MILWAUKEE - 4 -- 4
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
B Zito 1 2 4 4 1 2 1 4.78

MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
C Vargas 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.80

HBP - P Fielder (by B Zito). Pitches-strikes: B Zito 29-17; C Vargas 21-10.
Ground balls-fly balls: B Zito 0-1; C Vargas 1-2. Batters faced: B Zito 7; C
Vargas 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Derryl Cousins. 1B--Brian Knight. 2B--Doug Eddings. 3B--Dana
Demuth.

Weather: 80 degrees, sunny. Wind: 11 mph, out to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
SAN FRANCISCO 0 0 0 2 0
MILWAUKEE 4 4 2 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - BARRY ZITO
MIL - CLAUDIO VARGAS

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: R WEEKS (.250, 5 HR, 17 RBI)
C VARGAS (.111, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
C HART (.308, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">SAN FRANCISCO (0) VS MILWAUKEE (4) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214
R Winn lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
R Durham 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .265
R Klesko 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .298
B Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .293
N Schierholtz rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .368
P Feliz 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .258
K Frandsen ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
B Zito p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .115

Totals 8 0 2 0 1 1 3

BATTING: 2B - R Durham (12, C Vargas); K Frandsen (4, C Vargas). Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - B Molina 1, B Zito 1. Team LOB - 3.


MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Hart rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .308
J Hardy ss 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .282
R Braun 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .293
P Fielder 1b 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .291
B Hall cf 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 .272
K Mench lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
D Miller c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .214
R Weeks 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
C Vargas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111

Totals 5 4 2 4 1 2 2

BATTING: HR - B Hall (8, 1st inning off B Zito 3 on, 1 Out). RBI - B Hall 4
(31). Team LOB - 0.


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SAN FRANCISCO - 00 -- 0
MILWAUKEE - 4 -- 4
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
B Zito 1 2 4 4 1 2 1 4.78

MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
C Vargas 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 3.75

HBP - P Fielder (by B Zito). Pitches-strikes: B Zito 29-17; C Vargas 35-19.
Ground balls-fly balls: B Zito 0-1; C Vargas 2-3. Batters faced: B Zito 7; C
Vargas 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Derryl Cousins. 1B--Brian Knight. 2B--Doug Eddings. 3B--Dana
Demuth.

Weather: 80 degrees, sunny. Wind: 11 mph, out to left.</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
SAN FRANCISCO 0 0 0 2 0
MILWAUKEE 4 0 4 2 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - BARRY ZITO
MIL - CLAUDIO VARGAS

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: D ROBERTS (.214, 0-FOR-1)
R WINN (.291, 0-FOR-1)
R DURHAM (.265, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">SAN FRANCISCO (0) VS MILWAUKEE (4) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214
R Winn lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
R Durham 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .265
R Klesko 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .298
B Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .293
N Schierholtz rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .368
P Feliz 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .258
K Frandsen ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
B Zito p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .115

Totals 8 0 2 0 1 1 3

BATTING: 2B - R Durham (12, C Vargas); K Frandsen (4, C Vargas). Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - B Molina 1, B Zito 1. Team LOB - 3.


MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Hart rf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .306
J Hardy ss 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .282
R Braun 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .293
P Fielder 1b 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .291
B Hall cf 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 .272
K Mench lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
D Miller c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .214
R Weeks 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
C Vargas p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .105

Totals 8 4 2 4 1 2 2

BATTING: HR - B Hall (8, 1st inning off B Zito 3 on, 1 Out). RBI - B Hall 4
(31). Team LOB - 0.


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SAN FRANCISCO - 00 -- 0
MILWAUKEE - 40 -- 4
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
B Zito 2 2 4 4 1 2 1 4.73

MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
C Vargas 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 3.75

HBP - P Fielder (by B Zito). Pitches-strikes: B Zito 39-24; C Vargas 35-19.
Ground balls-fly balls: B Zito 1-3; C Vargas 2-3. Batters faced: B Zito 10; C
Vargas 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Derryl Cousins. 1B--Brian Knight. 2B--Doug Eddings. 3B--Dana
Demuth.

Weather: 80 degrees, sunny. Wind: 11 mph, out to left.</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
SAN FRANCISCO 0 0 0 0 2 0
MILWAUKEE 4 0 4 2 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - BARRY ZITO
MIL - CLAUDIO VARGAS

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: J HARDY (.282, 0-FOR-0, BB)
R BRAUN (.293, 0-FOR-1)
P FIELDER (.291, 0-FOR-0, HBP)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">SAN FRANCISCO (0) VS MILWAUKEE (4) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212
R Winn lf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .291
R Durham 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .264
R Klesko 1b 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 .296
B Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .293
N Schierholtz rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .368
P Feliz 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .258
K Frandsen ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
B Zito p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .115

Totals 11 0 2 0 2 2 5

BATTING: 2B - R Durham (12, C Vargas); K Frandsen (4, C Vargas). Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - R Klesko 1, B Molina 1, B Zito 1. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: SB - R Winn (5, 2nd base off C Vargas/D Miller).


MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Hart rf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .306
J Hardy ss 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .282
R Braun 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .293
P Fielder 1b 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .291
B Hall cf 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 .272
K Mench lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
D Miller c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .214
R Weeks 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
C Vargas p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .105

Totals 8 4 2 4 1 2 2

BATTING: HR - B Hall (8, 1st inning off B Zito 3 on, 1 Out). RBI - B Hall 4
(31). Team LOB - 0.


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SAN FRANCISCO - 000 -- 0
MILWAUKEE - 40 -- 4
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
B Zito 2 2 4 4 1 2 1 4.73

MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
C Vargas 3 2 0 0 2 2 0 3.69

HBP - P Fielder (by B Zito). Pitches-strikes: B Zito 39-24; C Vargas 53-30.
Ground balls-fly balls: B Zito 1-3; C Vargas 3-4. Batters faced: B Zito 10; C
Vargas 13.

UMPIRES: HP--Derryl Cousins. 1B--Brian Knight. 2B--Doug Eddings. 3B--Dana
Demuth.

Weather: 80 degrees, sunny. Wind: 11 mph, out to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE - SCORING UPDATE
TRIPLE BY RYAN BRAUN SCORED J.J. HARDY.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R BRAUN ON THIRD, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 0
MILWAUKEE 5 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: P FIELDER (.291, 0-FOR-0, HBP)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY BILL HALL SCORED RYAN BRAUN.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 0
MILWAUKEE 6 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: K MENCH (.271, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
SAN FRANCISCO 0 0 0 0 2 0
MILWAUKEE 4 0 2 6 5 0 (TOP 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - BARRY ZITO
MIL - CLAUDIO VARGAS

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: B MOLINA (.293, 0-FOR-1)
N SCHIERHOLTZ (.368, 0-FOR-1)
P FELIZ (.258, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">SAN FRANCISCO (0) VS MILWAUKEE (6) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212
R Winn lf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .291
R Durham 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .264
R Klesko 1b 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 .296
B Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .293
N Schierholtz rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .368
P Feliz 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .258
K Frandsen ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
B Zito p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .115

Totals 11 0 2 0 2 2 5

BATTING: 2B - R Durham (12, C Vargas); K Frandsen (4, C Vargas). Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - R Klesko 1, B Molina 1, B Zito 1. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: SB - R Winn (5, 2nd base off C Vargas/D Miller).


MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Hart rf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .306
J Hardy ss 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 .285
R Braun 3b 2 1 1 1 0 1 2 .301
P Fielder 1b 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 .290
B Hall cf 1 1 1 5 0 0 0 .272
K Mench lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .277
D Miller c 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .211
R Weeks 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
C Vargas p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .105

Totals 13 6 5 6 1 3 4

BATTING: 2B - J Hardy (13, B Zito); K Mench (11, B Zito). 3B - R Braun (2, B
Zito). HR - B Hall (8, 1st inning off B Zito 3 on, 1 Out). SF - B Hall. RBI - B
Hall 5 (32), R Braun (13). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Miller
1. Team LOB - 1.


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SAN FRANCISCO - 000 -- 0
MILWAUKEE - 402 -- 6
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
B Zito 3 5 6 6 1 3 1 4.88

MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
C Vargas 3 2 0 0 2 2 0 3.69

HBP - P Fielder (by B Zito). Pitches-strikes: B Zito 57-38; C Vargas 53-30.
Ground balls-fly balls: B Zito 2-4; C Vargas 3-4. Batters faced: B Zito 16; C
Vargas 13.

UMPIRES: HP--Derryl Cousins. 1B--Brian Knight. 2B--Doug Eddings. 3B--Dana
Demuth.

Weather: 80 degrees, sunny. Wind: 11 mph, out to left.</div>